Common Pashto proverbs and figurative idioms with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Pashto idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- د بد کار انجام بد وي (Da bad kaar anjaam bad wee)
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A bad deed has a bad outcome, meaning a bad beginning leads to a bad ending.- ځوانۍ لېوني وي (Zwanai lewanai wee)
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Youth is a kind of madness, meaning young people act recklessly ("youth will have its swing").- ښه ښځه جنت دی (Khe khaza jannat dai)
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A good wife is paradise, praising a cheerful, kind spouse.- رشوت هر ځای ته لاره وباسي (Rishwat har dzai ta laara wobaasi)
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A bribe finds its way in everywhere, meaning corruption can open any door.- وخت د هر غم دوا وي (Wakht da har gham dawa wee)
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Time is the remedy for every sorrow, meaning time heals all grief.- د صبر میوه خوږه وي (Da sabr miwa khwaga wee)
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The fruit of patience is sweet, meaning patience is eventually rewarded.- تور تیارې وروسته رڼا راځي (Tor tyaare wrusta rana raazi)
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After dark night, light comes, meaning after every hardship there is relief.- د یو زړه څخه بل زړه ته لار شته (Da yaw zra tskha bal zra ta laar shta)
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There is a path from one heart to another, meaning people can always reconcile and connect.- کلی پرېږده، خو دود مه پرېږده (Kali pregda, kho dod ma pregda)
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You may leave the village, but don't leave your traditions, meaning customs should be kept wherever you go.- یو لاس کې دوه هندوانې نشي نیول کیدی (Yaw laas ke dwa hindwaane nishi niwalay)
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You can't hold two watermelons in one hand, meaning don't take on more than you can manage.- غر له غره سره نه نږدې کیږي، خو انسان له انسان سره کیدلی شي (Ghar la ghara sara na nazde kegi, kho insaan la insaan sara kedalai shi)
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A mountain never meets another mountain, but people can always meet again.- مار چې وواهي، له پړي هم وېرېږي (Maar che wo waahi, la pari ham weregi)
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Someone bitten by a snake fears even a rope, meaning once bitten, twice shy.- د زمري زوی به زمری وي (Da zmaray zoy ba zmaray wee)
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A lion's cub will be a lion, meaning like father, like son.- تږی سړی په خوب کې هم اوبه ویني (Tuzhai sarai pa khoob ke ham oba wini)
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A thirsty man dreams of water even in his sleep, meaning a strong desire fills one's thoughts.- اوبه له سرچینې ګنده کیږي (Obah la sarchine ganda kegi)
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Water gets dirty starting from its source, meaning problems often begin with those at the top.
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